I got a bad feelin' about this Chewie turn us around

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The discussion revolves around a photograph linked from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, which depicts an astronomical event. Participants express their thoughts on the image, its subject, and the circumstances surrounding its capture.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express admiration for the photograph and the event it captures.
  • One participant suggests that the object in the image resembles the Hubble Space Telescope but later corrects themselves, identifying it as the International Space Station (ISS).
  • Another participant comments on the luck involved in capturing the photo, while a later reply challenges this notion, emphasizing that the event was planned and dependent on weather conditions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the excitement surrounding the photograph, but there is disagreement regarding the role of luck in its capture, with differing views on whether it was purely a matter of chance or planning.

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Very cool.
 
looks like a transit of the Hubble space telescope
doesn't look big enough or enough solar panels for the ISS

Edit ... WOW it is the ISS
 
The person photographing this photo is very lucky, I really want to be on her/his shoes...
 
bitkafo said:
The person photographing this photo is very lucky, I really want to be on her/his shoes...
I don't think luck had anything to do with it, except for the absence of clouds. Did you read the paragraph with the linked image? This was planned.
 
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